most assists per game by rookies in nba history

Mark Jackson has the most assists per game by a rookie, with 10.6 per game in 1987-88.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by rookies in NBA history
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
10.6
1987-88
NYK NYK
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
9.7
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
3Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
9.3
1995-96
TOR TOR
70
40.9
19.0
4.0
1.4
0.3
6.9
16.1
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.5
3.4
4.2
79.7
52.8
0.8
3.2
3.8
2,865
1,331
281
653
98
19
267
166
4Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
8.7
1989-90
GSW GSW
79
33.7
14.7
3.9
2.1
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.3
1.1
27.4
2.7
3.5
76.4
52.5
0.7
3.2
3.3
2,663
1,162
310
689
165
12
260
232
5Phil Ford
P. Ford
8.6
1978-79
KCK KCK
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
2.2
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
6John Wall
J. Wall
8.3
2010-11
WAS WAS
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
1.8
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
7Ennis Whatley
E. Whatley
8.3
1983-84
CHI CHI
80
27.0
8.4
2.5
1.5
0.2
3.3
7.0
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.5
73.0
51.9
0.8
1.7
3.4
2,159
668
197
662
119
17
268
223
8Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
8.2
1986-87
SEA SEA
71
27.8
5.3
4.7
1.8
0.6
2.0
4.2
47.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
2.0
61.7
51.4
1.4
3.2
2.2
1,972
373
331
583
125
45
155
238
9Brevin Knight
B. Knight
8.2
1997-98
CLE CLE
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
2.5
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
10Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
8.2
1973-74
BUF BUF
81
35.9
15.2
2.7
0.7
0.1
6.5
15.6
42.1
2.1
2.4
90.2
45.9
0.6
2.1
2,910
1,234
219
663
59
9
242
11Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
8.2
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
12Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
8.1
2001-02
IND IND
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
1.7
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
13Trae Young
T. Young
8.1
2018-19
ATL ATL
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
7.8
1981-82
DET DET
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
2.1
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
2,433
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
15Chris Paul
C. Paul
7.8
2005-06
NOK NOK
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
16Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
7.8
1996-97
MIN MIN
67
34.7
15.8
2.7
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.0
40.8
1.5
4.3
35.4
3.7
5.0
72.7
51.9
0.8
1.9
3.1
2,324
1,057
184
522
67
19
210
159
-157
17Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
7.7
1994-95
DAL DAL
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
1.9
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
2,668
922
430
607
151
24
250
146
18Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
7.6
1989-90
MIA MIA
81
30.5
14.3
2.5
1.8
0.1
5.7
11.6
49.4
0.1
0.4
16.1
2.8
4.0
68.7
53.4
0.9
1.7
3.0
2,470
1,155
206
619
145
10
246
187
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
7.5
1996-97
PHI PHI
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
7.3
1979-80
LAL LAL
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
21Ja Morant
J. Morant
7.3
2019-20
MEM MEM
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
22Gary Grant
G. Grant
7.1
1988-89
LAC LAC
71
27.1
11.9
3.4
2.0
0.1
5.1
11.7
43.5
0.1
0.3
22.7
1.7
2.3
73.5
46.9
1.1
2.2
3.6
1,924
846
238
506
144
9
258
170
23Kenny Smith
K. Smith
7.1
1987-88
SAC SAC
61
35.6
13.8
2.3
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.4
47.7
0.2
0.6
30.8
2.7
3.3
81.9
53.7
0.7
1.6
3.0
2,170
841
138
434
92
8
184
140
24Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
6.9
1980-81
POR POR
80
30.4
15.2
2.4
1.1
0.1
6.6
14.5
45.2
0.0
0.4
9.7
2.1
2.7
74.9
48.4
0.5
1.9
2.9
2,431
1,217
195
555
88
9
232
201
25Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
6.8
1977-78
LAL LAL
81
34.3
13.7
3.0
1.7
0.1
6.1
12.3
49.7
1.4
2.0
71.4
51.8
0.5
2.4
3.1
2,779
1,107
239
553
138
7
251
259

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Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
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14
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3.0
5
Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
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12/5
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NYK NYK
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Sun
12/7
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
12:00 PM
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12/9
NYK NYK
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TOR TOR
8:30 PM
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12/18
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7:00 PM
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12/19
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NYK NYK
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
16
5
.762
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
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Nuggets Nuggets
15
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
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.636
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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
17
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.773
2
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
8
.652
2.5
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Heat Heat
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.636
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Celtics Celtics
13
9
.591
4.0
6
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13
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.591
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MIA MIA
108-126
Thu
11/6
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
97-137
Thu
11/6
OKC OKC
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SAC SAC
132-101
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DEN DEN
104-129
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7:00 PM
Fri
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BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
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NYK NYK
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